Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Part of Speech
In each of the following groups, identify the letter
of the item that indicates the part or parts of speech of the word given.
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allot
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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amass
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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audacious
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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devoid
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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longevity
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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perspective
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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relevant
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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tether
a. | noun and verb | b. | noun and adjective | c. | adjective and
verb | d. | adverb and adjective |
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unison
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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vie
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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willful
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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Definition
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of
the word that corresponds to the definition given.
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to submit to, consent to
a. | comply | b. | instigate | c. | grapple | d. | allot |
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not having or using, lacking
a. | audacious | b. | relevant | c. | willful | d. | devoid |
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superior
a. | myriad | b. | elite | c. | relevant | d. | audacious |
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an iron hook used to grab and hold
a. | grapple | b. | myriad | c. | elite | d. | perspective |
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to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with
a. | amass | b. | perturb | c. | instigate | d. | grapple |
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to deprive of strength or ability
a. | comply | b. | vie | c. | incapacitate | d. | amass |
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to make legally ineligible
a. | comply | b. | vie | c. | incapacitate | d. | amass |
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in very great numbers
a. | devoid | b. | audacious | c. | myriad | d. | skittish |
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a very great number
a. | longevity | b. | tether | c. | grapple | d. | myriad |
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to trouble, make uneasy
a. | instigate | b. | comply | c. | perturb | d. | incapacitate |
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to disturb greatly
a. | instigate | b. | comply | c. | perturb | d. | incapacitate |
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to throw into confusion
a. | instigate | b. | comply | c. | perturb | d. | incapacitate |
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connected with or related to the matter at hand
a. | relevant | b. | devoid | c. | skittish | d. | audacious |
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extremely nervous and easily frightened
a. | willful | b. | elite | c. | relevant | d. | skittish |
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extremely cautious
a. | willful | b. | elite | c. | relevant | d. | skittish |
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a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object
a. | unison | b. | tether | c. | grapple | d. | longevity |
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to fasten with a rope or chain
a. | tether | b. | vie | c. | comply | d. | amass |
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to compete
a. | tether | b. | allot | c. | vie | d. | instigate |
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stubbornly self-willed
a. | prodigious | b. | willful | c. | audacious | d. | elite |
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Synonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the
item that means the same as the boldface word in the introductory phrase.
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allot spaces
a. | outline | b. | fill | c. | assign | d. | carve out |
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amass profits
a. | dole out | b. | garner | c. | calculate | d. | embezzle |
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the audacious stunt
a. | unsuccessful | b. | planned | c. | ill-conceived | d. | bold |
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devoid of humor
a. | lacking | b. | conceived | c. | restrained | d. | steeped |
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elite housing
a. | public | b. | choice | c. | substandard | d. | ramshackle |
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lifted by a grapple
a. | clamp | b. | machine | c. | breeze | d. | hook |
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fumes that will incapacitate
a. | detect | b. | disable | c. | spew | d. | reward |
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incapacitate the whole unit
a. | debilitate | b. | feed | c. | supply | d. | surround |
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the longevity of a sequoia
a. | canopy | b. | straight trunk | c. | size | d. | long life |
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an increased longevity
a. | length | b. | long duration | c. | nimble
response | d. | expiration |
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keep things in perspective
a. | the way they were | b. | view | c. | a mental point of
view | d. | check |
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demands that perturb
a. | calm | b. | overwhelm | c. | impressed | d. | agitate |
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prodigious capacity
a. | wanting | b. | tremendous | c. | overflowing | d. | limited |
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relevant facts
a. | hard | b. | probing | c. | pertinent | d. | rude |
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the relevant evidence
a. | vague | b. | inaccurate | c. | directly
related | d. | recent |
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skittish around spiders
a. | nervous | b. | curious | c. | expert | d. | relieved |
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the skittish driving student
a. | smooth | b. | composed | c. | jumpy | d. | practiced |
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hold the tether
a. | handle | b. | leash | c. | breath | d. | applause |
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tie a tether
a. | knot | b. | bow | c. | rope | d. | ladder |
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tether your goat
a. | tie | b. | release | c. | feed | d. | wash |
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act in unison
a. | simultaneously | b. | theater | c. | opposites | d. | fashion |
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the willful child
a. | short | b. | learned | c. | headstrong | d. | silly |
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Antonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the
item that means the opposite or almost the opposite of the boldface expression
in the introductory phrase.
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amass credits
a. | lose | b. | build up | c. | scrounge | d. | refund |
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comply with orders
a. | work | b. | refuse | c. | act | d. | travel |
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comply gladly
a. | decline | b. | respond | c. | arrive | d. | acquiesce |
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devoid of excitement
a. | stirring up | b. | lacking | c. | missing | d. | teeming with |
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devoid of heat
a. | cleared | b. | abounding in | c. | stripped | d. | made |
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instigate trouble
a. | stir up | b. | investigate | c. | organize | d. | quell |
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longevity of stone
a. | dust | b. | impermanence | c. | duration | d. | hardness |
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perturb the neighbors
a. | irritate | b. | visit | c. | canvass | d. | please |
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perturbing statements
a. | gladdening | b. | upsetting | c. | accumulating | d. | inciting |
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a prodigious role
a. | important | b. | minuscule | c. | repeated | d. | classic |
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relevant criticism
a. | concise | b. | original | c. | extraneous | d. | focused |
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relevant arguments
a. | unconnected | b. | heated | c. | passionate | d. | germane |
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a skittish approach
a. | reversed | b. | unflappable | c. | primary | d. | low |
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willful behavior
a. | obedient | b. | changed | c. | observed | d. | infantile |
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willful avoidance
a. | noted | b. | regular | c. | docile | d. | unsure |
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Completing the Sentence
From the four items given, identify the
letter of the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
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Shares of the year-end bonuses will be _____ to each employee based on his or
her contribution to the company.
a. | amassed | b. | incapacitated | c. | tethered | d. | allotted |
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At the national science fair, the judges awarded first prize to the student
whose _____ experiment proved a long-held theory to be false.
a. | devoid | b. | audacious | c. | myriad | d. | elite |
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The audience gasped when the famous magician did his most _____ trick: having
himself locked in a trunk, which was then immersed in a tank of water.
a. | skittish | b. | relevant | c. | audacious | d. | myriad |
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This court order demands that you _____ with the judge’s order to turn
over all financial records.
a. | comply | b. | tether | c. | vie | d. | amass |
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Elena chose an extremely simple wedding dress _____ of lace, pearls, or any
other type of elaborate decoration.
a. | prodigious | b. | devoid | c. | audacious | d. | myriad |
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73.
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Applications to the most _____ prep schools require a student grade point
average over 3.8.
a. | prodigious | b. | elite | c. | skittish | d. | audacious |
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This famous resort caters to society’s _____, who come from all over the
world to enjoy themselves in complete privacy.
a. | myriad | b. | grapple | c. | tether | d. | elite |
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It took most of the summer to _____ with the reality of the hardship the
hurricane had caused.
a. | comply | b. | grapple | c. | allot | d. | amass |
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As the two men _____ for the ancient treasure map, it ripped in half during
their struggle.
a. | instigated | b. | perturbed | c. | grappled | d. | incapacitated |
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After the team captain broke her arm, she was _____ for the rest of the
season.
a. | incapacitated | b. | amassed | c. | complied | d. | perturbed |
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“All right,” said the mayor, “I want to know who _____ the
demonstration against the pay raises for city council members!”
a. | vied | b. | instigated | c. | tethered | d. | complied |
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Troublemakers in the crowd attempted to _____ a riot, but fortunately their
efforts proved unsuccessful.
a. | incapacitate | b. | instigate | c. | perturb | d. | allot |
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The _____ of Michelangelo’s popularity can be attributed to this
artist’s ability to please generation after generation.
a. | myriad | b. | tether | c. | perspective | d. | longevity |
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The shark has survived since the age of the dinosaurs because its many sensory
skills have ensured its _____.
a. | longevity | b. | amassing | c. | tether | d. | perspective |
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My father’s side of the family is blessed with good health and _____;
Albert at 96 and Lucille at 93 both seem exactly the same as they’ve always been.
a. | perspective | b. | unison | c. | longevity | d. | elite |
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Students at the special assembly were prepared for the President’s visit;
they inundated him with a(n) _____ of questions about education and health care issues.
a. | elite | b. | grapple | c. | myriad | d. | tether |
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84.
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The rain forest is home to _____ bird species—nearly 10,000 have been
identified.
a. | myriad | b. | devoid | c. | relevant | d. | prodigious |
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85.
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On clear, dark nights, away from the city lights, we enjoy looking up at the
night sky and trying to identify the constellations among the _____ stars.
a. | willful | b. | relevant | c. | skittish | d. | myriad |
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Artists use _____ to add realism to their work. For example, they might paint a
straight road whose sides appear to meet at a “vanishing point” in the distance.
a. | unison | b. | tether | c. | perspective | d. | myriad |
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Parliament and King George felt that the colonists deserved to have some of
their liberties taken away after the Boston Tea Party, but the patriots saw the Intolerable Acts from
an entirely different _____.
a. | longevity | b. | perspective | c. | unison | d. | elite |
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My mother stopped watching the six o’clock news because she found the
stories too _____.
a. | amassing | b. | allotting | c. | perturbing | d. | instigating |
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“Rain _____ me,” the hiker said, “but icy rain really makes me
mad.”
a. | perturbs | b. | instigates | c. | grapples | d. | incapacitates |
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The audience’s evident lack of interest in what he was saying _____ the
candidate, who considers himself a spellbinding orator, and he was further distressed when some
people got up and left.
a. | grappled | b. | perturbed | c. | amassed | d. | complied |
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“If your question is not _____ to the issue we are discussing, please save
it for another time,” said the school board president.
a. | relevant | b. | audacious | c. | myriad | d. | devoid |
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“The point you make is an interesting one,” the moderator remarked,
“but I fail to see how it is _____ to the matter we are discussing.”
a. | relevant | b. | audacious | c. | prodigious | d. | elite |
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The secretary was very _____ about naming the firm’s clients, because she
was afraid she might lose her job.
a. | skittish | b. | devoid | c. | audacious | d. | relevant |
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Because Marley’s colt is a high-strung, _____ animal that’s easily
spooked, she handles him gently and makes no sudden movements.
a. | elite | b. | relevant | c. | devoid | d. | skittish |
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I _____ my dog to a lamppost while I was in the store.
a. | vied | b. | tethered | c. | instigated | d. | perturbed |
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We _____ the goat in a corner of the barnyard.
a. | allotted | b. | grappled | c. | instigated | d. | tethered |
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97.
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My sisters too often _____ for the attention of my mother, who wisely ignores
their competition.
a. | vie | b. | allot | c. | incapacitate | d. | amass |
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98.
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Twenty-seven motorcycles will _____ for the crown at the start, but only one
will drive home with it.
a. | perturb | b. | allot | c. | vie | d. | comply |
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As the season wound down, the rival teams _____ for first place and the
home-team advantage in the playoffs.
a. | complied | b. | allotted | c. | vied | d. | amassed |
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My little brother’s _____ refusal to eat vegetables will end up harming
his health in the long run.
a. | willful | b. | prodigious | c. | skittish | d. | myriad |
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